The December 2009 Daring Bakers’ challenge was brought to you by Anna of Very Small Anna and Y of Lemonpi. They chose to challenge Daring Bakers’ everywhere to bake and assemble a gingerbread house from scratch. They chose recipes from Good Housekeeping and from The Great Scandinavian Baking Book as the challenge recipes. I was…
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On the Sunday after Thanksgiving, I planned on making this stuffed pork tenderloin with the parmesan roasted potatoes that I made for Gourmet Unbound. I wasn’t feeling great, though, and the pork tenderloin never happened. So, about a week later, I finally got around to giving it a shot, but it turned out to be one…
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You may have noticed that things have slowed down here a at My Kitchen Addiction in the last week or two… I’m afraid it’s a direct result of the fact that life is a bit crazy at the moment (and not slowing down anytime soon) as I am trying to get ready for Christmas! I’m…
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For me, it’s just not Christmas without gingerbread cookies… Don’t get me wrong – all of the other cookies are great, but they just aren’t the same! I’ve been making the same gingerbread recipe since I was a kid and I made these with my mom. They puff up beautifully, making cookies that are soft and…
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I don’t know about you, but my holiday baking is now in full swing! For the next week and a half, I will be going nowhere empty handed, so I’ve been baking lots of cookies and making lots of treats so that I always have a wide selection to choose from. As I was flipping…
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As I’ve mentioned before, two of my favorite things about the holidays are making homemade gifts and the peppermint mocha (in the red cups) from Starbucks. So, this year, when it came time to make some homemade candy for gifts, I used my favorite seasonal hot beverage as inspiration. These peppermint mocha truffles are pretty…
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We’ve had some pretty crazy weather here over the past few weeks. It was strangely warm for a while, and then last week we had a few days that were pretty darn cold! I have to admit that I am a fan of the cold weather, and I love when it snows. Unfortunately, we haven’t…
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Have you heard about the Ten in 10 Challenge yet? It’s a challenge being hosted by Lori over at Recipe Girl (isn’t she fabulous?) encouraging bloggers to join together and get healthy in 2010! Whatever your health or fitness goal, you can join in on the fun. As you might have guessed, I will be…
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As you probably already know, I’ve been participating in the 12 Days of Sharing to benefit Share Our Strength and the fight against childhood hunger in America. So, I thought it would only be appropriate to pick some of my favorite holiday treats for this week’s Friday Favorites! I have been thinking about making homemade…
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I love stromboli… Especially in cold weather! I’m not sure what it is about cold weather that makes me hungry for stromboli, but ever since we had a taste of snow over the weekend, I have been wanting to make stromboli. A lot of the time when I make stromboli, I will layer ham, pepperoni,…
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